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A Treasury of XXth Century Murder
The Terrible Axe-Man of New Orleans
Book Summary
The popular creator of The Lindbergh Child presents a graphic account of a serial killing case in post-World War I New Orleans, augmenting dramatic details with black-and-white illustrations and line shading to establish a historical setting. Jr Lib Guild.
This book is about:
- Grocers,
- Serial murders,
- New Orleans,
- Louisiana,
- Graphic novels,
- Serial murder investigation,
- Crimes against,
- Comic books, strips, etc,
- United States
NPR stories about A Treasury of XXth Century Murder
Three Books...
Graphic Content: 3 Comics Based On Real Crimes
For a decade now, Rick Geary has been serving up delightfully grizzly novels, tackling such infamous cases as the Lizzie Borden murders, Jack the Ripper and the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. But my favorite is Terrible Axe-Man of New Orleans, about a now-obscure maniac who roamed the streets of 1918-1919 New Orleans and liked to chop up his victims with a you-know-what. Geary walks us through each murder in spare, sober detail, and saves a nasty little jazz-fueled... more
—Duane Swierczynski
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